Hawthorn Woods teen arrested in Starbucks tip jar theft

March 25, 2009

Mundelein — A Hawthorn Woods teenager who allegedly stole a Starbucks tip jar and caused a car accident while fleeing was arrested at his home last week, officials said.

Anthony Nilsson, 18, of the 0-99 block of Princeton Court took the tip jar containing about $10 from the Starbucks drive-through window at 1050 N. Illinois Highway 83 in Mundelein on Dec. 11 and struck another vehicle while leaving, Mundelein Police Sgt. John Monahan said. No one was hurt in the crash, which caused at least $300 damage.

A witness gave police a partial license plate number that authorities said they used to track down Nilsson. Nilsson was charged with theft and crimes related to the accident, Monahan said.